Woman dies after leaping from Leaning Tower of Pisa

16 May,2012 09:47 AM IST |   |  Agencies

A 40-year-old Italian woman ended her life by jumping from the Leaning Tower of Pisa in front of horrified tourists


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A 40-year-old Italian woman ended her life by jumping from the Leaning Tower of Pisa in front of horrified tourists.u00a0
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The tower was temporarily closed after the woman jumped from the fourth-level of the 1,000-year-old monument Monday evening.
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The leaning tower of Pisa. Photo: AFP

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The reason for the Rome native's suicide was not known.
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The tower has become a popular place to end one's life, with three suicide cases reported since June 2010.
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